Corner block for bed springs



Nov. 23- 1926.

W. H. MATTHEWS CORNER BLOCK FOR BED SPRINGS Filed April 1925 INVENTOR.mam/fifllatbhewg ATVTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED :P E em-: 5-

7 commie 1190K m3 BEp englflgsl lg li e n ine p m 21. 1925. SerialNo.j2;{1,833.

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Til eforwardly extending slipportin'gjerm v ran end engegl ng' cup.

has the rear, thereof provided wllthe .lhpejaidecl bore f o receive atightening nut,-which 1m: smpports a cnp member in such ,e'posltiQnt-het the end of the tubular rail extendlng inf-gangli the -rlngs lj''feffid to, jvi1l be encldsecl by the cup and, when the nut re-;ferrecl fico is tightened; it will draw inwardly 1 fi m? 1e :e s ce the 140 .f Islcle mil 'ton force the Slide: rell thx qugh 1e gs againstthe corner bloek at A. flll-fl18l';i1l1d final object 9fthisjnvenefienset iol thjof a corner block for bed springs having-Juneabove set forth features,

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cen-tl 'eel pert-ion of the rail being br lien 11 ll dyi the genpls dfjc-l e side mil. 1

'Figure 2 1s a front elevation of .the device emlpqclyi ng th lslnyentiqn, showifillil end CEOSSTEPE 0f th'e spyin connected"hlieiewith.

Figure 3 is a eentre llgngitudinel s lenal vij'ewjof the clex' lce, ioneenfcl fal'l tand line lend oi the sl de rail ofg the bed springibeingghoivn bisection.

Figure @i: a rear elevation pf the device embOcly-ing'thls i m e tien;nee" end l ef an end rail limingehown e-ppl lecl 'tliene io l I Figure 9is a rear eleyatjen 0f tlie device removed" therefl oln.

' Figure is vn w qn l .f 'hei Bfi fl lQI th drawing in fi e ie l whereinlllke numerals of referen'ce. n gli'cate s thr gughont i the several Qinner IQppOs'ed horizontal port-ions theneof fgrming theftop' 9f; igl eifrafme; the enter er i a 'dep di rfi lif im ngth pii of; the frame.usual jfebl ie wl '1'eh=1'1-01-- mall onnects the ve r t-i czplportions'of these ven 'clrailsl and 2, unclerstoqd hQW this fab tween'these endrails. The ende eils 13nd d Lendiiceree Figur z mi 1. e e' t w'b rl p iee e tne s de ta -l they-e9 1; the fabric and rail to connectthe same with the depending portion of the end rails.

Thedevice embodying this invention comprises a bracket indicated as awhole by the numeral 5 and this bracket comprises a substantiallyelongated vertical riser 6 having tical portion 8 is curved inwardlytoward the front of the bracket as shown and has at the inner side aforwardly extending finger 9 which is positioned between the reinforcingtubular rail 3 and the top of the end rail, as is also clearly shown inFigure 3. The bracket 5 is of substantial length as shown in Figure 2and the lower end has a laterally extending ledge 10 to provide the flatfoot 11 adapted to stand upon the side rail of the bed frame upon whichthe spring is placed.

Formed integral with and projecting forwardly at right angles from theinner face of the vertical riser 6, and also at the inner edge of thesame, is a horizontal tubular supporting arm 12, the rear portionthereof having a relatively small bore 13 therethrough. which bore isthreaded to receive the bolt 14, the purpose for which will be set forthas the description proceeds.

Suspended from the horizontal supporting arm 12 is an inner and an outerlike guide ring member 15 and 16, respectively, the inner member 15being formed at the terminal end of the arm and the outer member 16 ispositioned a little inwardly of the rear end of the arm as shown inFigure 3. It will be noted here that the rear portion of the supportingarm 12 opens beneath the angled portion 7 of the bracket and is coveredby the end cross rail of the spring.

The side rail 17 of the spring, which is here shown as tubular has itsend extended through the depending alined guide members 15 and 16,carried by the bracket at the end of the spring frame. While a tubularside rail has been shown here, it is of course understood that the samemay be of any desired cross sectional form, the members 15 and 16 beingof the proper form to receive the end of the rail.

Certain of the corner blocks have the outer guide member closed at theback as indicated at 18 in Figure 1 of the drawings, the guide 16 thenforming a cup to receive the end of the rail 17. When such a cornerblock is used to suspend one end of the side rail 17, the other cornerblock has suspended from the bolt 14: a lug 19, which lug is providedwith an elongated opening 20 for the passage of the bolt and further hasformed integral therewith and suspends a cap member 21, the open end ofwhich is directed toward and in alinementwith the opening in the outerguide 16, and as is clearly shown in Figure 3 is adapted to receivetherein the end of the rail 17.

In the construction of a spring making use of the corner blocks of thetype described, two of the blocks, one at each corner of one end of thespring frame, are of the type which has the outer guide member closed atits back as indicated at 18 in Figure 1 of the drawings, and the othertwo members, one at each corner of the other end of the frame and inopposed relation to the first mentioned two members, are of the typewhich has a pivoted cap 21 suspended at the rear of the guide member 16.With the spring fabric connecting the end rails 1 and 2, the bolts 14 ofeach of the two brackets at one end of the frame are loosened, and thecap 21 removed from its depending position in alinement with the endguide 16, to uncover the same. The side rails 17 are then projectedthrough the two open guides 15 and 16 and slid therethrough until theforward end of the side rail extends throughthe inner guide 15 of theother member and seats in the closed ring 16 thereof abutting the. back18. The end rail 2 is then drawn out to tighten the fabric, the cap 21'is swung downwardly and engaged over the projecting end of the siderail whereupon the nut 14 of each corner block beneath the end rail 2,is tightened to draw the cap in againstthe end rail and force the samethrough against the back 18 of the ring 16 of the opposing corner blocksuspended from the end rail 1. In this manner the fabric iseifectivelytightened and held in stretched position, and the side rails are tightlyclamped and,immovably held in position as long as the nut 14 retains thelug 19 tightly against the rear end of the tubular supporting arm 12.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that a very novel andimproved type of corner block is formed and one which permits the siderails of the spring frame to be easily and quickly removed so that thefabric with the end rails may be rolled to allow for the easy andconvenient transportation of the spring without the bother at throughthe lug and threaded into the bracket for swingingly supporting the capwhen the same is removed from the rail, the head of said screw normallyholding said lug against said bracket, an ofiset bearing 5 on thebracket to rest on the side rail of the bed, a riser 0n the bracket andhaving seats, and an outer inverted L-shaped and an upwardly of theriser.

ture hereto;

WILLIAM H. MATTHEWS.

inner tubuhir rail parallel With each other and secured to the riser,said ofiset rest being formed with bracing Webs Which extend Intestimony whereof, I affix my signa-

